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View definitions for longer

longer

adjective as in better

Strongest match

adjective as in larger

adverb as in farther

adverb as in more

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Between 25 and 30, you’re trying to decide how much longer before you start growing a beard and calling yourself ‘Daddy.

The atmosphere on campuses has gotten repressive enough that comedian Chris Rock no longer plays colleges.

Last week I turned 40, a bittersweet occasion because I crossed the line to living longer without my mother than with her.

In other words, Florida clerks were no longer allowed to turn gay couples away.

Inevitably, the old visceral “hands-on” flying skills, no longer much employed by pilots, have atrophied like an unused limb.

The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.

The tiny frown reappeared between her eyes, lingered a trifle longer than before, and vanished.

As if unwilling to trust himself longer in dangerous companionship, he went up to town with Thomas Carr.

When the reserve transfers are completed checks in transit can no longer count as reserves.

So strained became the relations between them, that for the last part of the advance they no longer met at meals.

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On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to longer, such as: more, bigger, greater, preponderant, and weightier.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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